Example sentences of "was [adv prt] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I enrolled for ‘ Art for Beginners ’ and later went down to the centre where the tutor had obtained a model for us from whom to do quick sketches — so I was in at the deep end . |
| 2 | It was her first appearance in a Willy Russell play so she was in at the deep end . |
| 3 | and all our shopping was down at the Old Town , you had to go down this lane to the Old Town if you wanted a stamp |
| 4 | He reckoned the boy had doubled the price for his ice cream because he was up at the smart end of town , not plying his usual pitch at the bottom of the Acropolis . |
| 5 | Well the next morning I was up at the top gate on picket and erm came with his van and he he spelted up through and the lads jumped one side well , I 'm nearly sixty five I did n't jump so quickly . |
| 6 | Now he was back at the sharp end . |
| 7 | All she knew was that she was back at the closed door with a tray , wondering what Harold and Felicity might be doing on the other side . |
| 8 | BOGUS aristocrat Rosemary Aberdour was back at the Old Bailey yesterday in danger of having her sentence for stealing £2.7 million from a hospital charity increased . |
| 9 | He was back at the open unit on 9 June 1991 , but the following day he absconded again and this time was absent for 94 days . |
| 10 | Very soon he had retraced his steps and was back at the wooden chalet . |